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17WA Weather Roesler Timber Company Heliport

Startup, WashingtonElevation 141 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KPAE · 21 NM W · 5 min old
Ceiling 4,200 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KPAE
WIND
160@9
gust 16 kt
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
4,200 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon light rain likely, high near 56F, low near 44F, 57% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Light Rain Likely 56/44 E 2 kt – 57%
Monday Chance Light Rain 55/45 ENE 1 kt – 66%
Tuesday Light Rain 52/42 S 1 kt – 100%
Wednesday Showers And Thunderstorms 49/39 SSE 3 kt – 98% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Light Rain Likely 51/35 NE 1 kt – 68%
Friday Slight Chance Light Rain 52/34 NE 1 kt – 20%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 55/36 NE 2 kt – 6%

Source: National Weather Service (office SEW). Forecast issued 1957Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 17WA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
20 x 20 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
141 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0100Z 6:00 PM
Sunrise
1442Z 7:42 AM
Loggable night
0132Z (6:32 PM local) → 1410Z (7:10 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0100Z (6:00 PM local) → 1442Z (7:42 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0200Z (7:00 PM local) → 1342Z (6:42 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Roesler Timber Company Heliport is in Startup, Washington. Field elevation 141 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA17WA
RegionWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates47.8682, -121.7530
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

17WA traffic patterns

2026-08-08 to 2026-10-17, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
3
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AR15 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›C170 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C170 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

17WA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KPAE (21 NM W, VFR).

KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport
21 NM W
VFR
KRNT Renton Municipal Airport
29 NM SW
VFR
KBFI King County International Airport - Boeing Field
30 NM SW
VFR
KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
34 NM SW
MVFR
KOKH AJ Eisenberg Airport
44 NM NW
VFR
KBVS Skagit Regional Airport
45 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗17WA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 17WA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 17WA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 17WA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 17WA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 17WA?
17WA sits at 141 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 17WA?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.